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Modern Churchpeople's Union

Liberal theology in a changing world

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The MCU Council

The MCU is governed by a Council. Standing Committee members are the trustees of the organization.

The Rt. Revd John Saxbee, Bishop of Lincoln

Vice Presidents

Rev Canon Marilyn McCord Adams, Regius Professor of Divinity, University of Oxford

Prof Paul Badham, Professor of Theology and Religious Studies and Director of the Alister Hardy Religious Experience Research Centre, University of Wales, Lampeter

Dr Peter Mills

Most Rev Barry Morgan, Archbishop of Wales

Rev Dr George Pattison, Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford

Rt Rev Tim Stevens, Bishop of Leicester

Rev Canon Richard Truss

Rt Rev Martin Wharton, Bishop of Newcastle

 

Officers:

John Plant, Chair

John is a parish priest in Market Bosworth, Warwickshire, and represents the MCU on Inclusive Church. He was elected Chair of Council at the 2005 Annual General Meeting.

Rosalind Lund, Vice Chair

Richard Hall, Treasurer

Jonathan Clatworthy, General Secretary Email • Tel: 0151 726 9730

Press and Media:

Please contact Jonathan Clatworthy

 

David Marshall, is our membership administrator Email

John Saxbee, MCU President

I can swim just like the others. Only I have a better memory than the others. I have not forgotten the former inability to swim. But since I have not forgotten it, being able to swim is of no help to me; and so, after all, I cannot swim.

Franz Kafka

MCU Office, 9, Westward View, Liverpool, UK L17 7EE

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Annual Report 2006-2007 (.pdf)

Annual Report 2005-2006 (.pdf file)

†*Prof Paul Badham (Vice-President; editor, Modern Believing)

*Rev Paul Bagshaw (Elected till 2010; Website caretaker)

Mr & Mrs Bill and Jean Barnett (Elected till 2010)

Mrs Pat Boyd (Elected till 2009; 2009 Conference Secretary)

†*Rev Jonathan Clatworthy (Elected till 2008; General Secretary; editor, Signs of the Times)

Rev Gill Cooke (Elected till 2009)

†*Mrs Elizabeth Darlington (Elected till 2009; Bookings Secretary MCU Conferences)

†*Miss Joan Dorrell (Elected till 2008)

†*Rev Canon David Driscoll (Elected till 2010)

†Rev Frances Eccleston (Elected till 2009)

Rev Canon Jane Fraser (Observer, Centre for the Study of Christianity and Sexuality)

Mrs Pamela Freeman (Elected till 2008)

Rev John Goldsmith (Elected till 2010)

*Mrs Betsy Grey (Elected till 2008; Communications Officer)

†*Mr Richard Hall (Elected till 2008; Treasurer)

Rev Chris Halliday (Elected till 2010)

*Rev Peter Law-Jones (Elected till 2009; Bookings Secretary MCU Conferences)

Mr Patrick Lewin (Elected till 2010)

Ms Suzanne Long (Elected till 2008)

†*Mrs Rosalind Lund (Elected till 2009; Vice Chair)

†*Rev Jean Mayland (Elected till 2010; 2008 Conference Secretary)

†Dr Peter Mills (Vice President)

*Rev Clare Nicholson (Elected till 2008; Minutes Secretary)

Rev Dr George Pattison (Vice President)

†*Rev John Plant (Elected till 2008; Chair)

Mr Liam Purcell (Observer, Student Christian Movement)

Rev Alan Race (Elected till 2010)

†Mrs Mary Roe (Elected till 2009)

Rt Rev John Saxbee (President)

Rev Tim Stead (Elected till 2009)

Rt Rev Tim Stevens (Vice President)

Mr David Storey (Elected till 2008)

Rev Canon Richard Truss (Vice President)

Mr Charles Walmsley (Elected till 2010)

Rev Dr Richard Warden (Elected till 2009)

Rt Rev Martin Wharton (Vice President)

Mr Anthony Woollard (Elected till 2009)